9-day tour from Casablanca to Imperial Cities and Sahara Desert

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Overview:

in this 9-day tour from Casablanca to Imperial Cities and Sahara Desert you will have the chance to find entire round morocco from north to south and west to east 

you’ll have the probability to discover a lot of begin othering we’ll begin other our journey froauthenticatingm Casablanca croos rabat after will we’ll reach to the blue city (chefchaouen) 

we’ll have a free day to explore the whole  chefchaouen the following day we’ll go to fes the scientific capital of morocco, and the next day we’ll have the opportunity to go to (the Switzerland of Morocco) 

Ifrane furthermore we’ll visit cedar forest in  azrou afterward we’ll attain to the Sahara desert erg Chebbi you will have a stunning day you will enjoy the magic sunset and sunrise additionally an overnight within the stunning luxury camp

we’ll go to many  valleys and gorges we are going to visit ziz valley, Dades gorge, todra valley, and rose valley we won’t forget to visit the red city Marrakech 

we’ll have a free day to discover marrakech the subsequent day we’ll go essaouira we are going to visit many locations there after night time in essaouira we’ll reach the casablanca where your tour will finish.

Highlights:

  • Discover the red city Marrakech
  • Traverse the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi N'tichka pass
  • free day to explore the blue pearl chefchaouen
  • discover fes, rabat, casablanca, Ifrane cities
  • visit cedar forest in azrou
  • Visit todra gorge
  • Visit dades valley
  • overnight merzouga sahara desert
  • explore ouarzazate, ait ben haddou

Informations:

  • place to begin: your riad/hotel in casablanca
  • place to end: your riad/hotel in casablanca
  • period: 9 days/ 8 nights
  • Departure time: 8/9 am
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THIS IS THE ITINERARY OF THE 9-day tour from Casablanca to Imperial Cities and Sahara Desert :

Day1: casablanca – rabat – chefchaouen

We’ll start our 9-day tour from Casablanca to Imperial Cities and Sahara Desert.  departure from Casablanca to chefchaouen, we’ll meet you at your hotel in Casablanca or the airport “Mohammed V”. we’ll drive to chefchaouen by way of the capital city of morocco rabat. 

You’ll discover some tourist locations within the capital city of morocco. “Hassan tower” is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in rabat, morocco. commissioned by  (Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur), the third caliph of the” Almohad” Caliphate in (1195 ).and we’ll go to kasbah and the gate of “oudaya” is the ought of one of the most stunning gates of “Almohad” and Moroccan architecture. 

the great ramparts of the old medina and the “Mohammad V” mausoleum. we’ll get pleasure from lunch in a rabat in the restaurant then we’ll continue touring the town of chefchaouen. we’ll cross through “kenitra” and “ksar el-Kebir” and “ouezzane”. we’ll attain chefchaouen in the night. overnight at a riad within the medina blue city.

Day2: free day to explore chefchaouen

After breakfast at your riad, you’ll have a free day to walk and explore the highlights of the blue city.  chefchaouen is a small city within the “RIf mountains” in the northwest of Morocco, this quirky city is probably one of many prettiest I’ve seen in Morocco due to its blue-washed streets and buildings, th is why it got nicknamed (the blue pearl of morocco). 

it is such a preferred city in morocco that it is usually thought of as among the finest locations to go to within the country. Chefchaouen is an ideal place to hang out and it’s this magnificence and the relaxed atmosphere of the city that makes chefchaouen very attractive to visitors. 

We’ll take pleasure in lunch in chefchaouen, after lunch you’ll enjoy walking around the stunning blue streets and seeing the well-known square of “outa hammam” and trek as much as the Spanish mosque. Overnight in the same traditional riad

Day3: chefchaouen – fes

On the third day of our 9-day tour from Casablanca, we will meet you at your riad in chefchaouen we’ll take a drive to fes. afterward a few hours, we’ll arrive at fes in the afternoon .we’ll have lunch in fes restaurant, after lunch in the restaurant we’ll explore the strengths of fes

We’ll visit fes with a  local guide ind an the full day city tour. we’ll start the day by exploring the seven gates, of the royal palace, the Jewish quarter ( mellah) is a place where the people sale salt in the past, it was the Jews place where the Jews made their trade, and we visit “bab boujeloud” gate is an ornate city gate and the main western entrance to fes “el-Bali”, the old city of Fes

We will explore the “medersa”, “kairaouine” mosque is a university located in fes, morocco, it is the oldest existing, continually operatioperatingon higher educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness world records and is occasionally referred to as the oldest university by scholars, overnight in a  local riad in Fes. 

DAY4: Fes – Ifrane – Azrou – Midelt – Erfoud – Erg chebbi

On the fourth day of our 9-day tour from Casablanca, we’ll proceed driving towards Merzouga sahara desert by way of “Ifrane” and “azrou” and “midelt” and “errachidia” and “Erfoud”. we’ll cross through many stunning surroundings and Berber  villages

Firstly we’ll stop within the city of “Ifrane”  a phenomenal village generally known as the “Switzerland of Morocco”  we’ll cease in azrou, a well-known Berber village the cedar forest is the biggest in Morocco, you’ll have the chance to benefit from the panorama and see Barbary apes. 

 We’ll continue driving via the center atlas mountains in arrival to” midelt”.we’ll have lunch at the restaurant “midelt”. then we’ll drive toward the Sahara desert of erg Chebbi. We’ll pass through “errachidia”, “ziz valley” manufacturerin the south of Morocco, and Algeria .its watercourse has long been used the facilitate human transit by way of the mountainous area. 

and we’ll cross by way of “Erfoud” .we’ll cease in “Erfoud” to go to the fossils Kasbah is a manufacture of artworks with fossils located in “Erfoud”, you’ll discover fossils dating again hendrehundredsds of hundreds of thousands of years

then we’ll travel to the Sahara desert of erg Chebbi once we’ll reach Erg Chebbi we’ll have a break in the hotel in Merzouga before we go to experience camels to the middle of the Sahara desert of erg Chebbi

where you’ll enjoy the sunset and overnight within the camp within the oasis. spending the night within the bivouac at Erg Chebbi dunes under nomadic tents or outside below-capturing stars. at night you’ll have a delicious Berber dinner and luxuriate in an incredible campfire occasion with drums and Berber songs.

Day5: merzouga – rissani – todra gorges – dades gorges

We’ll get up early and climb the dunes to watch the gorgeous dawn and walk over the dunes and admire the great landscape of the Sahara desert. afterward, enjoy the sunrise. you’ll have a shower and breakfast within the camp.

After breakfast, we’ll go through the palm groves to “rissani” to visit {the marketplace} ( open on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday ) .we’ll proceed driving to “boumalne dades” via passing “Erfoud” and “tinjdad”. we’ll have lunch and a break in a restaurant in “tinjdad”.

After lunch we’ll continue to “todra gorge” we’ll reach the “todra gorge”, the highest narrowest canyon in morocco .we’ll have a stop there to get pleasure from superb views and walk by way of the gorge to understand the stunning surroundings. 

in the afternoon we head towards the “dades valley” the place you’ll spend overnight. your dinner and breakfast at your hotel in “boumalne dades”.

day6: dades gorges – roses valley – ouarzazate – ait ben haddou – Marrakech

On the sixth day of 9-day tour from Casablanca, after breakfast, we are able to enjoy a stunning panorama of dades valley. we’ll travel via the “Kalaat M’Gouna  “roses valley” or “m’goun valley”, it is recognized in morocco and has grown to be well-known for its flowers yearly during the principal rising season between  (April and May).  

We’ll continue driving in direction of “Ouarzazate” passing via  (1000  Berber Kasbahs) on the way in which. Where we’ll admire the  (17th– century). we’ll visit Ouarzazate and we’ll discover cinema studios the place theaters within the space have been filmed and the part of studios done right here and the cinema museum. afterward, we’ll drive to “ait ben haddou”. 

We’ll stop for lunch and a break in ait ben haddou, a famous village designated a world heritage site by UNESCO and the setting for many Hollywood movies ( Lawrence of Arabia, the kingdom of heaven, the mummy, Gladiator … ). 

Then we’ll cross the high atlas mountains and pass through “Tizin’tichka” (2260 meters) on the high atlas mountains and plenty of Berber villages .at the afternoon,  we’ll attain to  Marrakech (red city ) is a magical place, brimming with markets, gardens, places, and mosques .overnight in a local hotel in Marrakesh.

Day7: free day to exploring Marrakech

On the seventh day of our 9-day trip from Casablanca, your guide will come to meet you and start your guided tour of Marrakesh. the tour comprises a walking part and a driven part to give you the opportunity to see and discover the most out of the day

We’ll visit Marrakech with a local guide on the full-day city tour. we’ll start the day with visiting the “Jardin Majorelle” is a two and a half botanical garden and artist’s landscape garden in Marrakech, Morocco, it was created by the French Orientalist artist, (Jacques Majorelle) over almost forty years, starting in (1923), and features a Cubist villa designed by the French architect, (paulsinoir in 1930), 

we will take walk around the garden with stunning views, then continue to “Jemaa el Fna” market is a square and by in Marrakesh’s medina quarter. it remains the main square of Marrakesh, used by locals and tortouristsists marketplace

and we will have lunch around the city in a restaurant .you will enjoy your lunch and take a rest at a restaurant in the city . after lunch we will continue to visit the “Bahia palace” which is a palace and a set of gardens located in Marrakesh, morocco. it was built in the late (19th century), and intended to be the greatest palace of its time. the name means “brilliance”. 

We’ll visit the “saadien’s tombs” a series of sepulchers and mausoleums in Marrakesh that house the remains of important figures from the “Saadi” dynasty .then  we will continue to visit “Koutoubia” is the largest mosque in Marrakesh Morocco, it is located in the southwest medina quarter of Marrakesh, near the famous public place of Jemaa el-Fna, and is flanked by large gardens. 

We’ll visit Menara Gardens are botanical garden located to the west of Marrakesh, Morocco, near the Atlas mountains.you will relax in the Menara gardens of Morocco in Marrakesh, surrounded by several orchards of palm trees, olive trees, and fruit trees. overnight in the same local hotel in Marrakesh, and your dinner, and breakfast at your hotel.

Day8: marrakech – Essaouira

On the eight days of our 9-day trip from Casablanca. we’ll depart the red city (Marrakesh), we’ll travel to Essaouira or Mogador is an old fort on the way in which we’ll enjoy fantastic argan trees the place we will go to an area ladies ‘cooperative’

We’ll reach Essaouira and enjoy a full day exploring. Essaouira is a port city and resort on morocco’s Atlantic coast. its medina (old town) is protected by (18th – century)  seafront ramparts known as the “Skala de la Kasbah”, which was designed by European engineers, previous brass cannons line the walls, and there are ocean views strong “alizée” trade winds make the city‘s crescent beach popular for surfing, windsurfing, and kitesurfing. 

We’ll discover the Skala the port known as the “port of Timbuktu” because most African products for export ended up there, including slaves  ( children of Bambara within the gnaoua mythology ) “sultan ben Abdellah” promoted free trade policies by reducing customs and encouraging the settlement of wealthy merchants and Jews to deal with trade with Christians.

We’ll see a few of the stunning Essaouira artwork galleries scattered within the medina. and we’ll go to Essaouira citadel by the harbor, built by Genoese engineers. also called ‘scala du port’, this fortress is among the symbols of the town, it was additionally the setting for several scenes of the popular “Game of Thrones” series. We’ll take pleasure in a delicious seafood lunch in the harbor stalls or at a local café terrace or within the restaurant .free program afternoon. Overnight at a riad within the medina.

Day9: Essaouira - Safi-el jadida - casablanca

After breakfast, we will leave Essaouira to travel back to Casablanca It’s city of morocco .we’ll head to the city of “Safi”. we’ll explore the main sights including the medina of “Safi”.  its a port oneconomicocco’s co ‘Atlantic coast.

we’ll visit “Ksar El Bahr”, a (16th-century) fortress built by Portuguese colonizers, which is on the waterfront in the old town, food, and craft stalls line the rue “du souq” nearby the national museum of ceramics is in another Portuguese-built fort

the centerpiece of the collection is decorated local pottery, created in workshops in the hillside colline des potters quarter and cathedral Portuguese, opposite the entrance to the great mosque and clearly signed from rue du souq

this ruined cathedral dates from (1519) and was built in the Manueline  (Portuguese late gothic )style construction was never completed, and most of the structure was demolished after the departure of the Portuguese. 

Afterward, we’ll continue traveling to  “El Jadida” .we’ll enjoy lunch and a break in the restaurant in “el Jadida”, we’ll explore the city of “El Jadida”, we’ll visit the Portuguese city of Mazagan, now part of the city of “El Jadida”,(90km) southwest of Casablanca, was built as a fortified colony on the Atlantic coast in the early (16th century)

it was taken over by the Moroccans in (1769). then, we’ll continue to Casablanca. we’ll reach Casablanca in the early evening and drop you at the airport or your hotel or any place you choose .end of 9- day trip from Casablanca to Imperial Cities and the Sahara Desert.

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Includes:
  • pick up and drop-off at your hotel/riad
  • our A/C modern 4x4 or van/minivan.
  • drivers/guides speaking English....
  • clean vehicle A/C with air condition along the way
  • visit some interesting place along the way
  • fuel
  • 7 nights at hotel/riad with "dinner&breakfast"
  • sunset camel ride in sahara desert erg chebbi
  • overnight at private luxury tent on sahara desert erg chebbi camp
Not Includes:
  • lunches, drinks
  • entrance the monuments
  • personal expenses
  • local guids in any
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